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England

15 Mike Brown 8/10 Mr counterattack. Incisive break to set up England's opening attack and that was how he played all afternoon, making the run for Danny Care.

14 Jack Nowell 6/10 Curate's egg of an opening half. Energetic and industrious, but let himself down under high ball. However, was just the sort of wing needed on a day when everyone had to get involved.

13 Luther Burrell 6/10 Too much hard work to shine in first half, but got close to third try in three Tests at the start of the second. Not outclassed by his opposite 13.

12 Billy Twelvetrees 7/10 Growing into the job, taking some of the heat off Farrell, both with a big boot and some deft distribution. Also earned his corn defending in the second half.

11 Jonny May 6/10 Sixth-minute fumble denied wing his first England try, but tried all afternoon. Heaven help the opposition when he gets his satnav sorted.

10 Owen Farrell 6/10 Not the shrinking violet. In fact, may like the rough stuff a bit too much and needs to keep discipline before he gets a reputation.

9 Danny Care 7/10 Mr Tempo. He took every chance to turn the Ireland defence and was on the right wavelength when his Harlequin team-mate Brown broke through.

1 Joe Marler 6/10 Not much chance for grandstanding with so many front-row chores to do, but he was on hand when England had to up the pressure after the Kearney try.

2 Dylan Hartley 7/10 A front-row leader when England's scrum started to creak and an absolute gem when hitting lineout targets.

3 David Wilson 5/10 Brave day. Shaky start for England scrum and turned over in loose. More game time would have helped, but he lasted 20 minutes more than predicted.

4 Joe Launchbury 8/10 The all-round lock. Good lineout, big shove in the scrum and a ball winner in open play. A couple of turnovers went his way, the second leading to a penalty.

5 Courtney Lawes 7/10 The go-to man in the lineout, especially as he calls the shots. Big hits all over the place, but England needed his increased maturity.

6 Tom Wood 6/10 Handy escape valve for England lineout, but otherwise had his hands full all afternoon. Looked shattered when he limped off after 70 minutes.

7 Chris Robshaw 7/10 The back-row partnership with Wood is rarely less than exceptional. Works tirelessly for the team and helped to engineer opening for the try.

8 Billy Vunipola 8/10 Double-teamed by anxious Ireland defence and lasted only 36 minutes when England needed so much more from him.

REPLACEMENTSBen Morgan (B Vunipola, 36) Took a while picking up the pace of a torrid game; Mako Vunipola (Marley, 64) Not the kind of day for him to make his mark; Henry Thomas (Wilson, 70); Dave Atwood (Wood, 70); Tom Youngs (Hartley, 74).

Ireland

15 Rob Kearney 8/10 Rare fumble under the high ball as the 10s tested each other out in the preliminaries, but class showed when he rounded off a training-ground opening to the second half.

14 Andrew Trimble 6/10 Gave England a couple of frights in the first 20 minutes when it was clear that Sexton had him on his radar, but then had to watch the big boys do battle.

13 Brian O'Driscoll 6/10 A roar of anticipation every time he touched the ball, but in truth it wasn't the great man's best day, some of his off-loads even failing to go to hand.

12 Gordon D'Arcy 5/10 Radar needed adjusting early on and the long-lasting midfield partnership with BOD has definitely had better days.

11 Dave Kearney 5/10 Quiet opening half and first dart in the 45th minute was from a forward pass. Next break ended with a tap tackle from Launchbury. Says it all really.

10 Jonathan Sexton 6/10 The mature fly-half. The kicker who undermined Wales in Dublin carried and passed his way through the traffic jam. Will have easier days.

9 Conor Murray 6/10 The improvement continues and showed a cool head under pressure, plus a sweeping arm denied Jonny May and England.

1 Cian Healy 8/10 So solid in the scrum when under England cosh and handy source of turnover ball. Add the covering tackle that snuffed out an England overlap and it was a fair afternoon's work.

2 Rory Best 6/10 A handy partner at darts. Hardly missed his jumpers all afternoon, but had no chance to lead Ireland in their favoured driving maul to the line.

3 Mike Ross 6/10 Happier times at Twickenham. Solid stuff in the scrum and when England's ball carriers came his way. Had an industrious 61 minutes, before making way for Martin Moore.

4 Devin Toner 7/10 At a touch under 7ft an obvious beacon in the lineout, but set about his more down-to-earth chores with a relish.

5 Paul O'Connell 6/10 A quiet day, although the Munster man is always at the heart of Ireland. Had a hand in putting up the roadblock that gave Kearney his route home.

6 Peter O'Mahony 7/10 Did just enough to help spoil May's big chance and settle Irish nerves. Not so obvious as against Wales last week, but it wasn't that kind of a clearcut day.

7 Chris Henry 6/10 Key to Ireland's early ruck balls, but didn't steer his first rolling maul until the 44th minute. Had an afternoon with his head in the rucks and mauls.

8 Jamie Heaslip 6/10 Hard afternoon at the coalface, but looked up just long enough to spot the manufactured gap through which he put Kearney.